Warm-up:
1. Internet
2. Television
3. Radio
4. Book
5. Magazine
6. Newspaper
Period 37
Unit 7:
The Mass
Media
Lesson 1:
Reading
I. Before you read
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the following questions
1.
2.
When do you often watch TV?
How many channels are there on our
national TV?
3. How many hours per week do you
watch TV?
Cartoon (n): Phim hoạt hình
Sport Comments: Bình luận thể thao
Quiz show(n): Chương trình đố vui
Documentary(n): Phim tài liệu
Wildlife world: Thế giới động vật
News(n): Bản tin, thời sự
Comedy(n): Hài kịch, phim hài
Weather forecast: Dự báo thời tiết
Cartoon (n): Phim hoạt hình
Sport Comments: Bình luận thể thao
Quiz show(n): Chương trình đố vui
Documentary(n): Phim tài liệu
Wildlife world: Thế giới động vật
News(n): Bản tin, thời sự
Comedy(n): Hài kịch, phim hài
Weather forecast: Dự báo thời tiết
II. While you read
Look at some popular TV programmes and then do the tasks
that follow
Task 1: The words in A appear in the reading passage. Match
them with their definitions in B
A
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
Cartoon
a. A play for the theatre, television or
radio.
Drama
b. A film or a television programme
Comedy
giving facts about something
Documentary
c. A film made by photographing a
series of changing drawings
d. A film or a play that is intended to
be funny, usually with a happy
ending
1-c
2-a
3-d
4-b
Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are
true(T) or false(F). Correct the false information.
T
1. There are five news programmes on the
three channels.
2. There is a comedy programme on between
10:15 and 11:00
3. The Nature of Language is a documentary
programme at 15:15 on VTV2 (On VTV3)
4. The film Punishment is shown at 4:15 p.m
on VTV1.
5. VTV1 starts at 5:35 and ends at 23:30.
(The last programme begins at 23:30)
F
Task 3. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
following questions
1. How many films are on?
2. What time can you watch the news?
3. Which channel do you recommend to
someone who likes animals?
4. What programme is on on VTV3 at 7:30?
5. Which channel will you watch if you like
folk songs?
6. What is the last programme on VTV3?
1. How many films are on?
Five films are on.